Bottle-washer.



new, names, on nature-nuns, Wisconsin.

LWGiiltfilpeciflcation of Letters Patent.

I Application filed April 14, 1913. Serial no. 7613635.

. utilize the waste or'exhaust water from the motor in the bottle washing process and to avoid retardation of the motor in so doing.

.With the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists of the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter referred to and illustrated in the accompanyino drawings which form a part of this specification.

, In the drawings, wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout, Figure 1, is a side elevation of the device showing an axial section of the water motor, Fig. 2 is a rear elevation with the casing face Fig. 1 removed.

Referrlng to the drawings, a water wheel a constructed with peripheral buckets Z) is fixedly mounted upon an axle c and inclosed [in a suitable casing (1, having bearings c, e,

for said axle c, an opening f on one side for a water supply nozzle 9 andan opening h at the bottom for the escape of the waste water. Driving (pulleys i, z', are mounted on either end of sea axle a Without the casing. One face j of the casing is removable. Upon the other face is of the casing and below the driving pulley i is attached a horizontal arm Z, the outer end of which is constructed with a U shaped prong, the members m, m, of which are provided with bearings for a vertical spindle n, upon which is mounted a driving pulley 0, located between the aforementioned prong members m, m, and provided with shoulders p, 0 which bear against the ipner sides of said prong members and prevent ,an up or down motion to said spindle. The bottom end of said spindle a is provided with suitable means, as by an axial hole and binding screw as shown at g, for holding a rotary bottle-washing brush 1*, which may be of any desired character, or size. .Two' free pulleys a, e, are mounted horizontally on either side of the horizontal arm Z and below the driving pulley z in such manner as to guide a driving belt 5, passing around the driving pulleys 2' and 0.

It will be apparent that the brush carry ing spindle here shown and described as vertical may be located in other relative positions, either oblique or horizontal, and modifications in the mode of driving said. spindle will: readily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art.

In the bottom opening it of the casing,

opening it and provided with a water slopping lip o so arranged as to intercept and deflect into said cup at the waste water from the buckets b. A drain pipe to is provided to carry the-water from the on u andapply the same to the bottle washing brush 0% Patentedtllet. as, iota 1 provided for the escape of the waste water fronethe water wheel, is provided a water-- catching cup at, smaller 1n size than said In operation the water applied through the nozzle 9 will drive the wheel a; by its downward tangential impact, thus operating the rotary bottle-washing brush r' by means of the driving pulleys i and 0 and belt t, guided by the free pulleys a, a Other worht may be done simultaneously by a belt ap plied to the other driving pulley if, or same may be omitted, as desired. The water having "driven the wheel, will be intercepted and deflected by the lip 'v' of the water catching cup a, and from said cup so much will be drawn ofi' through the drain pipe to as is needed at the bottle Washing brush 7*. Any surplus water will overflow from said cup at, which being smaller than the opening h in the bottom of the casin allows for the ready escape of such overllow from the cars ing,without clogging or retarding the water wheel. r

Havingthus fully described my invention, I claim:

1. in a bottle washer, a water wheel, a casing for said wheel having an opening in the bottom for the exhaust of water, a spindle supported outside and upon said casing, a bottle-washing brush carried by said spindle, means for applying water to the water wheel, means for drivin said spindle and,

brush from the water w eel, means within the bottom opening of said casin for into cepting and receivmg a part of the exhaust water, and means for conveying such intercepted portion of exhaust Water to the bottle-washing brush.

2.. In a bottle washer, a water wheel, a casing for said wheel having an opening in the botiozn for the exhaust of water, a spinsupporied outside and upon said casing, a ho Washing brush carried by said spindie, means for applying Water to the W2i- U31 W eel, means for driving said spindle 1 from the water Wheel, a wa mer incup supported by said casing in iin is, bottom opening, said cup being smaller in size ihan. said opening and so 10- csted therein as to leave a free space for the ready discharge of any overflow Water therefrom, and means for conveying Water from said cup to the bottle-Washing brush.

in a bottle Wash 1', a Water wieei es for said Wheel having" ope in iiettoni the exhausi; of YGZ casing, bottle-Washing brush carried by said spindle, means for applying Water to said wiser whee means for driving said spindle and brush from the Water Wheel, a Water in rcepting cup supported by said casing Within said bottom openin vided with a Water deflecting lip, said cup being smaller in size than said opening and so located therein as to leaves free space for the ready discharge of any overflow Water therefrom, and means for conveying Water from said cup to the bottle-washing brush, substantially as shown and described.

FAUL

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w JOsEPHIAE M. ii. MOWRY.

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